The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-24

Jersey cattle were originated, thus 40
at the same time for their
small size.
HARDY BREEDS OF HOGS.
Complaint is sometimes made that the
finer breeds of pigs are less hardy
either against cold or i'll usage than
the coarser built kinds. 1t is quite true
that this is the fact, but II is no valid
objection. No farmer has right to
expect the combination of incompatible
qualities in the same animal. The wild
hog is undoubtedly most hardy. because
receiving no care; all that are not the
hardest are killed of very early. But
no is good for nothing except in the
wild state. to which he is adapted. The
skillful breeder has developed an OPP
posite set of qualities, early maturity
and tendency TO fatten easily. He has
done this by taking from the pig for
many generations all trouble or care
about his shelter or subsistence. The
result is breed to which good shelter
and plenty of feed at all times are
especially necessary, and without
which they may not thrive so well as
those hogs less carefully bred.
SOWING HEAVY SEED.
For all kinds of grain the heaviest
seed that can be obtained will produce
the best results. In fact, with Spring
grain, oats or barley, sowing plump,
large seed is n necessity, TO prevent it
from running out in our hot, dry eli
mate. In many localities seed oats
have to be renewed every few years
by importations from Europe, our ma
tive kinds deteriorating SO rapidly.
This depreciation of quality and yield
may be prevented by thorough grading
of seed, rejecting all except the larg-
est and heaviest Not so much OF
this graded grain will be required to
seed an acre, for the reason that every
kernel will produce strong plant,
while with ungraded seed much will
not grow, or if it does, will only be in
the way of that which should make
the crop. If in any event we set our
produce from one-half, and often from
less of the seed sown, what object
can there be in literally throwing away
the remainder The light grain
thrown out in grading seed is worth
more as feed than for anything else.
SEEDING WITH OATS.
There is general belief among farm
ers that oats are not so good to seed
with as other grains. For one reason
they are sown later and on poorer land
than Spring wheat or barley. The oat
crop receives less attention than any
other, and its seed is often covered
with clods not mellowed down as would
be deemed necessary for other grains.
1t aiso remains on the ground one to
three weeks longer than barley sown
at the same time, and the later growth
comes at the most trying time for young
clover or timothy The farmers who
seed with oats generally lack faith, and
do not lavish their seed so literally as
those who SOW other grains. Unless a
man has faith and hope in what he is
doing it is scarcely possible for him to
do anything well. Sow at least peck
Of clover seed if -sown alone, or six
quarts Of timothy seed is also sown,
and seeding with oats will almost GER
tainly be a success. The probability
that some grass seed will fail with this
crop is surely no reason for seeding
more sparingly with it than with others
coRNsTALKs IN SPRING.
There is little value in dried corn
stalks late in the season. especially
when they have been kept dry through
Winter. The repeated freezing to
which our winter climate subjects them
irives out all the natural juices Of the
plant, leaving little except woody fibre.
Early in the season they are better feed.
md 1t is therefore advisable to feed
,arly, reserving fodder which dcterior.
ties less until late in the season. When
spring approaches stock begins to
tanker after fresh feed. and will not
at stalks so readily as either hay or
traw. Where many are left on hand
n the Spring, ii may be worth while to
.eep them over sometimes. though they
re such q refuge for rat and mice
hat generally as good use as can be
1ade is to throw them out as a mulch